Kristinehamn Municipality

Kristinehamn Municipality (Kristinehamns kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kristinehamn.

Kristinehamn Municipality

Kristinehamns kommun
Municipality
Kristinehamn City Hall
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatKristinehamn
Area
 • Total1,384.44 km2 (534.54 sq mi)
 • Land753.12 km2 (290.78 sq mi)
 • Water631.32 km2 (243.75 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total24,255
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1781
Websitewww.kristinehamn.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Kristinehamn was merged with parts of the two dissolved rural municipalities Visnum and Väse.

Localities

Sites of interest
  • The medieval island of Saxholmen, situated in the beautiful archipelago of Kristinehamn. There have been several archaeological excavations on the island during the past few years. There is a myth that once the cruel and hateful Saxe av Sachsen lived on the island with his wife and servants. His wife took off with her lover.
  • Östervik chapel is a unique small church which has a fascinating history and architecture.
  • Folk museum, the red-painted houses made of wood, the rushing of the water, and the bleating of the sheep make altogether a wonderful atmosphere and give you a memorable visit. Lundbomsgården is a middle class home from the 19th century, the mill from the early 17th century.
  • Värmlands Säby manor house has typical 18th century qualities with beautiful tiled stoves and painted tapestries. There is also a unique hedge maze consisting of 1,747 bushes.

Elections

These are the results of the elections in the municipality since the first election after the municipal reform, being held in 1973. The exact results of Sweden Democrats were not listed at a municipal level by SCB from 1988 to 1998 due to the party's small size at the time. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible people casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the amount of valid votes only.

Riksdag
Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[3] 91.6 18,158 5.3 49.7 0.0 21.9 10.0 1.3 11.6 0.0 0.0
1976[4] 92.5 18,977 4.2 47.7 0.0 22.7 10.9 1.2 13.1 0.0 0.0
1979[5] 90.8 18,498 5.0 49.6 0.0 16.4 11.0 1.1 16.7 0.0 0.0
1982[6] 91.8 18,487 4.9 53.2 1.1 13.3 6.2 1.4 19.8 0.0 0.0
1985[7] 89.6 18,125 5.3 51.8 1.1 10.9 13.5 0.0 17.3 0.0 0.0
1988[8] 85.3 17,040 6.1 50.5 4.3 10.5 12.7 2.1 13.7 0.0 0.0
1991[9] 86.3 17,061 4.7 45.0 2.5 7.8 9.0 6.2 16.1 0.0 8.3
1994[10] 87.2 17,156 7.3 52.5 4.3 6.8 7.0 3.2 17.5 0.0 1.0
1998[11] 81.8 15,677 15.5 42.7 3.9 5.0 4.5 10.1 16.6 0.0 0.0
2002[12] 81.2 14,888 9.5 42.0 4.2 8.6 12.2 8.3 12.0 1.4 0.0
2006[13] 81.9 15,131 7.3 43.6 3.6 8.6 6.4 5.5 20.6 2.5 0.0
2010[14] 84.6 15,925 6.3 40.6 5.5 6.1 6.1 4.4 25.4 4.5 0.0
2014[15] 86.2 16,173 5.6 41.2 5.1 6.3 4.8 3.8 19.3 11.4 0.0
2018[16] 86.8 16,088 7.6 34.1 3.0 8.8 5.5 5.9 16.0 18.0 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 91.6 18,158 55.0 43.5 0.0 1.5 98.5
1976 92.5 18,977 51.9 46.7 0.0 1.4 98.6
1979 90.8 18,498 54.6 44.1 0.0 1.3 98.7
1982 91.8 18,487 58.1 39.3 0.0 2.6 97.4
1985 89.6 18,125 57.1 41.7 0.0 1.2 98.8
1988 85.3 17,040 60.9 36.9 0.0 2.2 97.8
1991 86.3 17,061 49.7 39.1 0.0 11.2 97.1
1994 87.2 17,156 64.1 34.5 0.0 1.4 98.6
1998 81.8 15,677 62.1 36.2 0.0 1.7 98.3
2002 81.2 14,888 55.7 41.1 0.0 3.2 96.8
2006 81.9 15,131 54.5 41.1 0.0 4.4 95.6
2010 84.6 15,925 52.4 42.0 4.5 1.1 98.9
2014 86.2 16,173 51.9 34.2 11.4 2.5 97.5
2018 86.8 16,088 44.7 36.1 18.0 1.3 98.7

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[17]

References
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  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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  5. "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 185)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 187)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 188)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 167)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 29)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 44)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 40)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  12. "Valresultat Riksdag Kristinehamns kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. "Valresultat Riksdag Kristinehamns kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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  16. "Valresultat Riksdag Kristinehamns kommun 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2010-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Elva linn. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

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